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After an embarrassing second half in a loss to eventual Legends Classic champion Villanova, the No. 14 VCU Rams were determined to put that behind them the next night. They did. Melvin Johnson scored 19 points and Treveon Graham had 13 to lead the Rams (4-1), who never trailed in the Legends Classic consolation game as they beat Oregon 77-63 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. VCU began with a 12-0 run against the Ducks (3-2) and survived numerous Oregon threats. Johnson hit three of VCU’s six 3-pointers, and the Rams held a 40-31 edge on the boards. Jordan Burgess scored 12 points, Chesapeake's Briante Weber had 11 and Mo Alie-Cox 10 to put all five VCU starters in...

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